Emeka Emerun
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emeka Emerun Christ | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Bayern Munich II | ||
| 2012–2014 | CA Bizertin | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Espérance Tunis (loan) | ||
| 2014 | → Olympique Béja (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Sloboda Užice | 43 | (6) |
| 2017 | Radnički Pirot | 10 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | Budućnost Dobanovci | 61 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2021 | |||
Emeka Emerun // ⓘ (born 11 November 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Owerri,[1] he begin playing football inspired by his mother, who was a football player. He started playing in a local football academy. When he was 16 he went to Denmark and played one tournament where he scored five goals in six games and thus earned attention from German club Bayern Munich who brought him to their youth team.[2] He played with Bayern Munich Junior Team in the 2011–12 Under 19 Bundesliga.[3] He started his senior career playing with Bayern Munich II in the 2011–12 season. During the winter-break he moved to Tunisia and signed with CA Bizertin.[citation needed] He played on loan at Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 2013.[4] He left Tunisia by the end of 2014 after having played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with Bizertin and Olympique Béja.[5] He returned to Europe and signed with Serbian side Sloboda Užice in summer 2015.[2]
Personal life
[edit]His mother, Teresa Emerun, was a professional footballer. He has four brothers and four sisters, and the four brothers all play football as well.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Emeka Emerun at Worldfootball.net
- ^ a b c Nigerijac iz Bajerna igra u Užicu: Fudbal sam naučio od majke at Blic, 24-9-2015, retrieved 9-4-2016 (in Serbian)
- ^ Emeka Emerun at DFB.de
- ^ Le CAB accuse l'EST d'avoir détourné le joueur Emeka Emerun at jawharafm.net, 19-12-2012, retrieved 9-4-2016 (in French)
- ^ Emeka Emerun at Soccerway
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Footballers from Owerri
- Men's association football forwards
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Serbian First League players
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- CA Bizertin players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Olympique Béja players
- GFK Sloboda Užice players
- FK Radnički Pirot players
- FK Budućnost Dobanovci players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Nigerian football forward stubs